- go back to the days-in-columns format
- drop some of the info pages, like international clothing sizes and
North American area codes
- add tear off corners
Two marker ribbons -- that's brilliant! I tend to use an index card(s)
to mark certain pages. I suppose one could cannibalize a ribbon from a
filled-up notebook and add it to a new one. (If I try this, I'll report
my results).
I bought my first reporter's notebook about two months ago -- I really
dislike the lack of a marker ribbon, so a card has to do. One thing I
do like is the fact that with unlined pages, I can write in it like an
oblong book with the spine / gutter oriented vertically -- long lines
(or wider margins) and short pages.
Bought a pocket-sized day diary last year -- really like the extra
pages, and the fact that for one particular project, it will last
exactly one year.
BTW, I say "my notebook" or, if I need to be specific, "mole-skeen" to
avoid confusion with the bandage-like product; and if I had kept a
piece of that wonderful material in the pocket of my notebook, I
would've avoided some uncomfortable blisters last week.
If you're not exceptionally picky about your pen, I would try a
bookmark pen. They are flat pens that fit inside a book/notebook
easily. I've seen them at Barnes and Noble before. I'm sure you can
find them online as well.
Aside from that, Ninth Wave Designs has a small carrying pouch for a
pocket sized moleskine that has room for pens.
I don't know any way you could attach a pen loop.
Check out
http://www.tadgear.com/x-treme%20gear/gear%20organizers%20main/spec-ops_brand_mini_pocket_organizer.htm
This is a better case in my opinion.
It is dicussed and a photo in this group under "moleskine case".
Cheers
Moleskines are pretty perfect as they are. The only change I could wish
for is some reinforcement on the bottom of the pocket. I apply a strip
of reinforced packing tape along that edge -- half the width on the
outside of the back cover, the other half wrapped around and attached
to the pocket. This keeps the bottom from tearing out when the pocket
is full.
Other than that, I can't think of anything I'd change. It's a basic
notebook, not a solution for every organizational or life problem the
owner has.
Here is my favorite page-marking solution for my notebooks. You can
have tons of them in use without increasing thickness, breaking the
spine, or damaging pages. And they don't fall out in your pocket.
--Bret
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